Posts tagged 9/11 Cancer
9/11 Victims Compensation Fund reauthorization passes the House, goes to Senate

“WASHINGTON – On Friday, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a fund that compensates victims of 9/11 and their families. The bill passed by a large margin in a 402-12 vote and now goes to the Senate. 11 Republicans and Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich., were the only lawmakers to vote against it…”

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Holdout Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw — who once snubbed 9/11 survivor — signs on to Victim Compensation Fund renewal

“Using 9/11 to bash Omar when Crenshaw wasn’t backing the 9/11 bill — while she was — rubbed some responders the wrong way. They called him out on Twitter, including one who had gotten the brush off from the Texan in the hallways of Capitol Hill…”

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9-11 first responders finally get their own tribute at Ground Zero

“About 17 and a half years after the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Center, first responders are finally getting their own tribute at the Memorial Plaza on the Ground Zero site…”

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9/11 Memorial Glade Opens to the Public

"Searching and digging at Ground Zero without being asked, without being told and without thinking about the consequences…”

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9/11 1st Responders & Volunteers...Where Are They Now?

People from all walks of life “answered the call” to help during our darkest hours…where are they now?

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A Message From 9/11 Remembered

A message from the 9/11 Remembered Team…

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Reed wants vote for trade agreement, 9/11 victims

“Reed and the Problem Solvers’ Caucus that he Co-Chairs with N.J. Rep. Josh Gotheimer met last week with US Trade Ambassador Robert Lighthizer on the issue. In a joint statement with other caucus members, Reed said, “It’s time to go on record as to where we stand in regards to approving the agreement. I think we’re in a position to get Mexico and Canada to a position where they need to be, operating under a modernized agreement that allows manufacturers and farmers access to their marketplace in a fair and level exchange…”

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Heart risk factors may predict lung damage in 9-11 responders

“(Reuters Health) - For firefighters who worked at "Ground Zero" around September 11, 2001, a group of heart-disease risk factors also predicted who was likely to develop World Trade Center-related lung injury years later, researchers say…”

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Fighting for his life, September 11 first-responder shares an important message

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- FDNY Firefighter Steven "Bubba" Pascale, of Westerleigh, is fighting for his life against stage 3 kidney cancer…

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